Severe Floods in China Leave Over 106 Dead or Missing
July 4, 2020About 15 million residents in southern China have been affected by the worst flooding in decades in parts of the region as abnormally intense rainfall has swept away buildings and ruined homes. Residents in a flooded area were evacuated this … Continued The post Severe Floods in China Leave Over read more →
Hong Kong activists planning ‘parliament in exile’ after China brings in security law
July 4, 2020Campaigner Simon Cheng, granted asylum in UK, says shadow parliament would send ‘clear signal’ to Beijing Police officers detain a protester during a rally against a new national security law on the 23rd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong … Continued The post Hong Kong activists planning ‘parliament in read more →
Richard Gere testifies in Senate about Chinese censorship
July 3, 2020By International Campaign for Tibet. June 30, 2020. Read original news here. The chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet spoke before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday about how Chinese censorship hurts US interests, particularly when it comes to Chinese-occupied Tibet. … Continued The post Richard Gere testifies in Senate about read more →
How China Scammed Hong Kong
July 3, 2020Yi-Zheng Lian for The New York Times. Read the original article here. After many years of rejecting the people of Hong Kong’s persistent demands for genuine universal suffrage and other rights, China made its position clear again on Tuesday with … Continued The post How China Scammed Hong Kong appeared read more →
In Hong Kong, Arrests and Fear Mark First Day of New Security Law
July 3, 2020By Vivian Wang and Alexandra Stevenson| New York Times| July 1, 2020 | Read original news here HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police moved swiftly on Wednesday to enforce China’s new national security rules with the first arrests under the law, as the … Continued The post In Hong Kong, Arrests and Fear read more →
China”s human rights record “deplorable”, must be countered with more transparency, discussion, truth: US
July 2, 2020By Yoshita Singh, PTI. July 1, 2020. Read original news here. United Nations, Jun 30 (PTI) Describing China’s human rights record as “deplorable”, the US on Tuesday said Beijing’s efforts to disguise it must be countered with more transparency, discussion … Continued The post China”s human rights record “deplorable”, must read more →
China passes Hong Kong security law, deepening fears for future
July 2, 2020AlJazeera| 30 June 2020| Read original news here Law expected to come into force on July 1 in most radical change to semi-autonomous territory since 1997 handover. Police detain pro-democracy protesters during a rally at a shopping mall in Hong … Continued The post China passes Hong Kong security law, read more →
India should take lead in raising Tibet issue with China, says president of Tibetan government-in-exile
July 2, 2020Lobsang Sangay, president of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala, said China’s expansionist policy had resulted in a renewed focus on the Tibetans’ struggle for autonomy and India had a unique role to play. … Continued The post India should take lead in raising read more →
China’s Hong Kong policy: Reneging on promises and undermining one country, two systems principle
July 2, 2020Sahil Mishra| Times of India| 26 June 2020| Read the original article here It has been just about 23 years since the People’s Republic of China assumed sovereignty over Hong Kong from Great Britain. Under the One Country, Two Systems … Continued The post China’s Hong Kong policy: Reneging on read more →
CTA President Urges UNHRC To Hold Emergency Session Over China’s Human Rights Violations
July 1, 2020Ananya Varma| Republic World| 29 June 2020| Read original news here President of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Dr Lobsang Sangay on Monday called for the need to hold a UNHRC session over China’s blatant human rights violations saying that it … Continued The post CTA President Urges UNHRC To Hold read more →